diff --git a/llm/ggml.go b/llm/ggml.go
index dc0d2cd3..9cb49225 100644
--- a/llm/ggml.go
+++ b/llm/ggml.go
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ const (
 	// Magic constant for `ggla` files (LoRA adapter).
 	FILE_MAGIC_GGLA = 0x67676C61
 	// Magic constant for `gguf` files (versioned, gguf)
-	FILE_MAGIC_GGUF = 0x46554747
+	FILE_MAGIC_GGUF_LE = 0x46554747
+	FILE_MAGIC_GGUF_BE = 0x47475546
 )
 
 func DecodeGGML(r io.ReadSeeker) (*GGML, error) {
@@ -191,8 +192,10 @@ func DecodeGGML(r io.ReadSeeker) (*GGML, error) {
 		ggml.container = &containerGGJT{}
 	case FILE_MAGIC_GGLA:
 		ggml.container = &containerLORA{}
-	case FILE_MAGIC_GGUF:
-		ggml.container = &containerGGUF{}
+	case FILE_MAGIC_GGUF_LE:
+		ggml.container = &containerGGUF{bo: binary.LittleEndian}
+	case FILE_MAGIC_GGUF_BE:
+		ggml.container = &containerGGUF{bo: binary.BigEndian}
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.New("invalid file magic")
 	}
diff --git a/llm/gguf.go b/llm/gguf.go
index 1c5e73b3..02e03ef5 100644
--- a/llm/gguf.go
+++ b/llm/gguf.go
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ package llm
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 )
 
 type containerGGUF struct {
+	bo binary.ByteOrder
+
 	Version uint32
 
 	V1 struct {
@@ -27,15 +28,13 @@ func (c *containerGGUF) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (c *containerGGUF) Decode(r io.Reader) (model, error) {
-	binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &c.Version)
+	binary.Read(r, c.bo, &c.Version)
 
 	switch c.Version {
 	case 1:
-		binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &c.V1)
-	case 2:
-		binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &c.V2)
+		binary.Read(r, c.bo, &c.V1)
 	default:
-		return nil, errors.New("invalid version")
+		binary.Read(r, c.bo, &c.V2)
 	}
 
 	model := newGGUFModel(c)
@@ -209,75 +208,75 @@ func (llm *ggufModel) NumLayers() int64 {
 	return int64(v)
 }
 
-func (ggufModel) readU8(r io.Reader) uint8 {
+func (llm ggufModel) readU8(r io.Reader) uint8 {
 	var u8 uint8
-	binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &u8)
+	binary.Read(r, llm.bo, &u8)
 	return u8
 }
 
-func (ggufModel) readI8(r io.Reader) int8 {
+func (llm ggufModel) readI8(r io.Reader) int8 {
 	var i8 int8
-	binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &i8)
+	binary.Read(r, llm.bo, &i8)
 	return i8
 }
 
-func (ggufModel) readU16(r io.Reader) uint16 {
+func (llm ggufModel) readU16(r io.Reader) uint16 {
 	var u16 uint16
-	binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &u16)
+	binary.Read(r, llm.bo, &u16)
 	return u16
 }
 
-func (ggufModel) readI16(r io.Reader) int16 {
+func (llm ggufModel) readI16(r io.Reader) int16 {
 	var i16 int16
-	binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &i16)
+	binary.Read(r, llm.bo, &i16)
 	return i16
 }
 
-func (ggufModel) readU32(r io.Reader) uint32 {
+func (llm ggufModel) readU32(r io.Reader) uint32 {
 	var u32 uint32
-	binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &u32)
+	binary.Read(r, llm.bo, &u32)
 	return u32
 }
 
-func (ggufModel) readI32(r io.Reader) int32 {
+func (llm ggufModel) readI32(r io.Reader) int32 {
 	var i32 int32
-	binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &i32)
+	binary.Read(r, llm.bo, &i32)
 	return i32
 }
 
-func (ggufModel) readU64(r io.Reader) uint64 {
+func (llm ggufModel) readU64(r io.Reader) uint64 {
 	var u64 uint64
-	binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &u64)
+	binary.Read(r, llm.bo, &u64)
 	return u64
 }
 
-func (ggufModel) readI64(r io.Reader) int64 {
+func (llm ggufModel) readI64(r io.Reader) int64 {
 	var i64 int64
-	binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &i64)
+	binary.Read(r, llm.bo, &i64)
 	return i64
 }
 
-func (ggufModel) readF32(r io.Reader) float32 {
+func (llm ggufModel) readF32(r io.Reader) float32 {
 	var f32 float32
-	binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &f32)
+	binary.Read(r, llm.bo, &f32)
 	return f32
 }
 
-func (ggufModel) readF64(r io.Reader) float64 {
+func (llm ggufModel) readF64(r io.Reader) float64 {
 	var f64 float64
-	binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &f64)
+	binary.Read(r, llm.bo, &f64)
 	return f64
 }
 
-func (ggufModel) readBool(r io.Reader) bool {
+func (llm ggufModel) readBool(r io.Reader) bool {
 	var b bool
-	binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &b)
+	binary.Read(r, llm.bo, &b)
 	return b
 }
 
-func (ggufModel) readStringV1(r io.Reader) (string, error) {
+func (llm ggufModel) readStringV1(r io.Reader) (string, error) {
 	var nameLength uint32
-	binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &nameLength)
+	binary.Read(r, llm.bo, &nameLength)
 
 	var b bytes.Buffer
 	if _, err := io.CopyN(&b, r, int64(nameLength)); err != nil {
@@ -292,7 +291,7 @@ func (ggufModel) readStringV1(r io.Reader) (string, error) {
 
 func (llm ggufModel) readString(r io.Reader) (string, error) {
 	var nameLength uint64
-	binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &nameLength)
+	binary.Read(r, llm.bo, &nameLength)
 
 	var b bytes.Buffer
 	if _, err := io.CopyN(&b, r, int64(nameLength)); err != nil {